Course objectives are to teach individual pressurized irrigation systems and village bases irrigation systems. However how to transform open channel irrigation system to pressurized irrigation systems
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Contribution of the Course to Professional Development
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Learning Outcomes:
1
To desing the individual drip and srinkler irrigation systems;
2
To evaluate management systems of pressurized irrigation system accoarding to the water resources, and to choose the operating system.;
3
To decide factors to determine systems elements;
4
To compare the investment and operating costs for irrigation systems;
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To compare the system elements accoarding to the quality;
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To explain the pressure regulation elements;
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To question the applicability of different methods of irrigation operating for collective systems;
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To decide the operating arrangement and to design the pomp groups or to choose the pump for pressured irrigation systems;
9
To compare the investment and operating costs using linear programming;
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Course Content:
Week
Theoretical
Practical
1
Design of individual drip and sprinkler systems
2
Explanation of partial drip irrigation
3
Explanations of water distrubiting methods
4
Basic hydolic and economic equations
5
Explanation of open channel flow and open channel geometry
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Accoarding to economic parameters comperation of pressurized irrigation systems
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Accoarding to operation methods (such as demand and rotation) to design of pressurized irrigation systems
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The use of optimizition techniques
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Minimization of investment
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Quantities and estimates of irigation systems
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The sample solution 1
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The sample solution 2
13
The sample solution 3
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The sample solution 4
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Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:
1. Labye Y, Olson M.A., Galand A. And Tsiourtis N. 1988. Design and Optimization of Irrigation Distribution Networks.. FAO Irrigation and Drainage Paper No:44. ROME. 2. Vermerien L. and Jobling 1984.Localized Irrigation. FAO Irrigation and Drainage Paper No:36. ROME
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Assesment
TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES
NUMBER
PERCENT
Midterm Exam
0
0
Quiz
0
0
Homeworks, Performances
2
40
Final Exam
1
60
Total
3
100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade
40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade
60
Total
100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
Information
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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE
Activites
NUMBER
TIME [Hour]
Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical
14
3
42
Practicals/Labs
0
0
0
Self Study and Preparation
14
6
84
Homeworks, Performances
2
20
40
Projects
0
0
0
Field Studies
0
0
0
Midtermexams
0
0
0
Others
0
0
0
Final Exams
1
15
15
Total WorkLoad
181
Total workload/ 30 hr
6,03
ECTS Credit of the Course
6
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CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS
